Rupture



J. C. RILEY.

RUPTURE APPLIANCE, APPLICATION FILED SEPT-27,1918- 1 32 1, 1 2'7. Patented N (W; 11, 1919.'

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JAMES c. RILEY, or LOS ANcEnEs, CALIFORNIA.

RUPTURE APPLIANCE.

Application filed September 27, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES C. RILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing. at the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rupture Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

In cases of rupture at the groin it almost always happens that the strain which caused the rupture also strains the testicle cords, and to effect a cure of the hernia requires a support for the scrotum. I

My invention relates to an appliance for treating rupture at the groin and for supporting the scrotum; and the object thereof is to provide in a unitary structure an appliance that will prevent the internal parts from protruding through the rupture, and will at the same time afford support to the scrotum.

In the drawings forming a part of this application Figure 1 is a view of my rupture appliance for a rupture at the right groin andmy suspensory positioned, a portion of the body being shown in full lines and other portions omitted.

Fig. 2 is a central section of the rupture pad with a portion of its strap.

Referring to the drawings 5 is a belt of suitable material which passes around the body and is adjusted by buckle 6. Secured t0 the belt near the right side is a front strap 7 which passes downwardly and is secured to the left upper edge of the scrotum bag 8. Secured to the belt near the left side is a front strap 9 which passes downwardly and is secured to the right upper edge of the scrotum bag. Straps 7 and 9 where they cross just above the bag 8 are connected at a point sufficiently high to permit the penis, not shown, to pass out above the bag and between the straps. Extending from and connected to straps 7 and 9 are rear straps 10 and 11 which pass upwardly and are secured to belt 5 near the front straps. The back straps are preferably narrower than the front straps. The front and back straps are provided with buckles 12 to adjust the ap pliance to men of different sizes. Rupture at the groin may be on one or both sides. In the drawings I have illustrated my appliance for a hernia at the right side. On strap 7 I adjustably secure a hernia pad 13 which is preferably pan shaped with a flat bottom having perforations 14. This pad is made Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Serial No. 255,902.

of suitable material, preferably of aluminum, In the sides of the pad are slots 15, of which there are a pair on each side through which strap 7 is passed as shown in Fig. 2. In the appliances in common use the hernia pad in external configuration is semiglohular and the surface which contacts with the abdomen is not perforated and it is centrally attached to its retaining strap. This shape of the pad has a tendency to hold the ruptured parts apart; and while it will prevent the internal organs from protruding through the rupture it keeps the ruptured parts from knitting together. Being centrally connected when the wearer changes position, as in stooping over, the pad rocks and thereby permits the internal organs to slip out at one side of the pad. The pad being imperforate keeps the ruptured parts unduly heated and prevents perspiration being thrown off. By making my pad with a flat surface where it contacts with the abdomen it prevents the protrusion of the internal organs through the rupture and permits the ruptured parts to come together and thereby enables nature to assert herself and knit together the ruptured parts. By perforating the contacting surface of the pad the ruptured parts are not unduly heated and perspiration can be thrown off. While I have shown the contacting surface of my pad circular, it will be understood any other form of flat surface may be used and the perforations may be omitted. By making the pad pan shaped and by attaching the re taining straps to the opposite sides of pad so as to pass over the edges farthest from the wearer when he changes position, as in stooping, the greatest pressure is placed on the lower side of the pad as pressure is thrown on the internal organs to force them outward at the lower edge of the rupture. The retainingstraps being attached to the opposite sides of the pad prevent its rocking and thereby keep the internal organs from protruding at the edge of the pad. Thedscrotum bag can also be omitted if desire Having described my invention I claim;

1. A rupture appliance comprising a pan shaped pad having a plurality of strap slits in the opposite edges thereof; and means to secure the same upon the person, said securing means passing through said slits.

2. A rupture appliance comprising a belt; adjustable straps secured to said belt and adapted to pass between the legs; a pan shaped pad having a flat perforated contacting surface and a plurality of strap receiving slits in its opposed edges, said pad being secured upon one of said straps.

3. A rupture appliance comprising a belt adapted to pass around the body at the Waist line; straps secured to said belt, said straps having adjusting means to regulate the length thereof and being adapted to pass around the legs, one strap around each leg and being connected Where they pass between the legs; and a rupture pad secured upon one of said straps.

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4;. A rupture appliance comprising a belt; 15 a scrotum bag; front straps secured to said belt and to said bag; rear straps secured at one end to said belt near the front straps and at their other ends to the scrotum bag; and a pan shaped pad having a plurality of'slits 20 in the edges thereof secured upon one of said front straps by having the strap threaded through said slits as shown and described.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17th 25 day of September 1918.

JAMES C. RILEY.

Washington, D. O. a 

